The Nightmare of Aging Has Many Faces, SkinMed Tackle Them All
Is skin aging inevitable? What is in store for your clients?
- The ongoing reduction in the body's ability to replenish key ingredients to maintain skin structure.
- Reduction in lipid and hyaluronic acid density leading to poor moisture retention.
- Lower moisture levels causing collagen fibres to bind together becoming more rigid & less flexible, combined with ongoing elastic ...fibre loss leading to sagging.
- Duller skin, combined with dry or oily skin, caused by skin lipid loss.
- Hormonal and immune function reduction creating a greater susceptibility to free radical damage and inflammatory triggers (especially UV) causing pigmentation control loss and the development of age & liver spots, thread veins and distorted tissue.
- Lymph pooling due to poor drainage, combined with pigmentation stress, causing dark eye circles and bags.
Read on to find out what part each of SkinMed's products play in our proven anti-aging protocols which are successfully utilised on their own or in conjunction with clinical treatments including our own tailor-made chemical peels, branded Enerpeel.
FILLAST - No Needles Hyaluronic Acid Filler
If you do nothing else, protect and boost skin Hyaluronic Acid; this key molecule acts as moisture reservoir, capturing and holding water molecules in a jelly like fibre in the spaces between cells, making it available to sustain skin cell integrity (life) and skin plumpness and structure. Hyaluronic acid production slows with age causing lines and wrinkles. Below a certain level, this triggers structural fibre changes - such as collagen - to bind together, becoming less fluid and more rigid, giving an older face shape. To maintain or encourage a more youthful face shape and reduce wrinkles, you need to boost dermal Hyaluronic Acid levels to promote 'younger' collagen fibre structure and also boost skin moisture levels to fill the skin out. Injecting hyaluronic acid into the skin was the only way due its large molecular size, as it cannot be absorbed through the skin using creams, serums or drinks. Until now.
Fillast stimulates hyaluronic acid production and slows down its destruction, which means that there will be a net increase in hyaluronic acid levels over a few weeks. This technology allows Fillast to extend the life of implanted fillers by up to 30%. Fillast Flash is a new product which provides immediate results through a different method of plumping, but can be used while the Fillast HA-boosting Serums take effect. Fillast Flash uses amino acid technology to plump up the skin in minutes to get the 'Cinderella Effect' expanding keratin fibres in upper epidermis, fluffing up the skin without irritation; reduces wrinkles and fine lines in minutes and lasts for up to six hours - perfect for special occasions like weddings and anniversaries!
Look at the pictures below to see the impact that Fillast Flash can have on your skin!
TERPROLINE - Effortlessly Boost Collagen and Elastin Levels
Once you have improved Hyaluronic acid management then you need to influence the structural components of the skin to maintain or promote a more youthful more fluid and elastic skin structure. Collagen & Elastin are structural molecular chains produced by fibroblasts alongside hyaluronic acid. See how we use medically researched creams to make this happen, through boosting Collagen and Elastin, over the page.
In younger skin, collagen is shorter chain Type-III Collagen which is more fluid and gives a youthful face shape. Reduction in raw materials causes hyaluronic acid levels to drop below a critical level so collagen fibres bind together becoming more rigid Type-I Collagen. This collagen type is found in older facial structures. Elastin loss then leads to loss of elasticity and 'springiness' resulting in sagging and drooping. Boosting fibroblast activity and supplying more raw materials in a usable form stimulates fibroblasts to produce new collagen and elastin. Terproline provides vast amounts of raw materials as well as fibroblast stimulators in order to kick-start collagen and elastin production. Manufacturing high-quality collagen and elastin is critical in slowing the aging process and can only be done in a high hyaluronic acid environment to promote collagen type III. Terproline should always be used with Fillast to achieve optimum & lasting results.
Researched in burns units and plastic surgery for recovery of damaged skin and operation scars, Terproline massively boosts skin regeneration for anti-aging and is widely used to improve the clinical treatment outcomes such as peels and laser resurfacing techniques. The picture above shows Terproline's regenerative power when applied to a 6-month old hypertrophic burn scar.
HYDRATIME & NUTRITIME - Deep Skin Hydration
The membranes of skin cells and oils produced by the skin also have an important role to play in maintaining skin cell integrity (life) and influencing the aging process. Lipids are a critical component in maintaining the structural shape and moisture retaining functionality of the skin.
Time, hormonal changes and even medicines cause lipid deficiency and boosting lipid density is essential for any anti-aging regimen. Hydratime & Nutritime provide the whole range of ceramides (lipid building blocks) combined with water binding ingredients to promote lipid development and skin moisture. They also supply calming and nourishing ingredients and are excellent at reducing dry, aged skin or in conditions such as eczema where lipid loss leads to water loss and also becomes inflamed.
SkinMed supply additional anti-aging products, including a 1% Retinol A/Vitamin E Cream containing alpha-bisabolol (Synchrovit) for sustaining skin cell vigour & reducing eye bags and the most potent anti-oxidant (Lipoacid) to reduce free radical damage. We also distribute a revolutionary acne & oily skin treatment (Aknicare), an effective skin reddening and thread vein reducing system (Synchrorose) and a non-hydroquinone age spot & pigment reducing range (Thiospot).
The table below shows a summary of how these products are incorporated into protocols and used in conjunction with our medically-licensed peels using specific acids best suited for different skin situations. These not only improve skin conditions but are also used to minimise the complications of anti-aging treatments and improve the results of lasers, injections and peels.
To find out about our detailed protocols and training, please call us now on 08701 909369.
E-mail us on clinical@skinmed.co.uk or visit our website at http://www.skinmed.co.uk.
